|  akin 
 
 1. similar in quality or character (Freq. 3)
 - a feeling akin to terror
 - kindred souls
 - the amateur is closely related to the collector
 • Syn:
 kindred
 • Similar to:
 similar
 2. related by blood
 • Syn:
 blood-related, cognate, consanguine, consanguineous, consanguineal, kin
 • Similar to:
 related
 • Derivationally related forms:
 kin (for: kin), consanguinity (for: consanguine), cognate (for: cognate)
 
 
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